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be left alone to decide these issues
their own best interests.
If you decided
that there was nothing at stake for the
Board of Trade you would no doubt accept
that position. May I know where you
stand in the matter?
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It seems to me than, even though this political
factor, is no longer
Hong Kong will operative, we shatt have to consider whether The Sweden have a cave
for renewal.
fon straight commercial Grounds - just as
we had to come salt with 124 In Canadiana the renewal
The restraint agreement with them cal though it was on folynasie fabres
ровунетте (blends originally to intendre be for defined
one year only.
that it would not have been entered into
but for the Swedish pre-election difficulties,
which have now disappeared.
I find it
difficult to see how we can continue to take recent
that line after the 100t round of
negotiation but do not wish Hong Kong
to reply to Baron De Geer's letter in such
Supposing terms as to destroy that argument we did
wish to use it. This seems to me the
stret question we have to clear out of the way and You may think that we ought to
These matters
discuss it to other with the other questions I have puised in this faltex at the meeting.
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